Celestia Citizen (“Festivus for The Celestivus” Edition)
Hello, my fellow Celestians! And welcome to another edition of the Celestia Citizen! For this edition of the Newsletter, it comes at a rather precarious time for us. We have had a long November, with temperatures finally starting to drop, the days getting shorter, and a shift away from gorging on candy to gorging on other things.
We have just finished our Thanksgiving holiday, and now have the last and most meaningful of holidays to look forward to this year: Christmas.
Unfortunately, with the timing of our newsletter, the next one will come out much too late to really draw in the festive spirit in time.
Instead, this newsletter will be our Festivus for the rest of us.
If you are hunting for some last minute Thanksgiving delights to enjoy for the year, there are two movies I could recommend. First is notable and pretty much everywhere to watch. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987).
Secondly, this is mainly on streaming but is worth a watch. Dutch (1991).
Unfortunately, there are not many notable Thanksgiving themed movies I can recommend aside from these two. However, with Christmas on the way, there are certainly a few I can recommend.
If I had to recommend one for this year, it would be The Man Who Invented Christmas. Not a Christmas movie, per se. Instead, it focuses on Charles Dickens as he is crafting A Christmas Carol to become the eventual tale.
If there was one Christmas movie you would recommend each year, what would it be?
While you ponder that thoughtful question, please enjoy this newest edition of the newsletter!
Refer to the News below for the schedule for some of our upcoming and recurring events, and be sure to sign up if you are interested via our Discord server!
Final Fantasy XIV News
PvP Series 7 – Running from Patch 7.1 to Patch 7.2 – Link
Crystalline Conflict – Season 12 Live – Link
Mister Foxclon’s Neighborhood “Global Housing Tour” – Premieres on YouTube Live Friday, December 20th at 3AM PT – Link
Final Fantasy XIV Mobile Announcement – Link
Patch 7.11 – Released 11/26 – Link
Free Company News and Social Events
FC Buff Rotation (Beginning 7/30) – Based on voting results, a new FC buff schedule will be in rotation for the FC. The current schedule is included here, and also included in the FC Announcements on the Discord server.
Saturday Map Runs – With the release of Dawntrail, this event is recurring every Saturday as of 5PM ET. Refer here for the link to the Discord server and the direct invitation through Sesh: Link
Monday “Old Content & Primal Learning” Events – Every Monday, event for running old content and learning Primal fights will be held. Please refer to the Discord server link here for all of our signups, which will include these events: Link
Tuesday 24-Man Event – For our recurring 24-Man event, scheduled at 9PM ET, please refer to the Discord server link here for this specific signup (rotation will include current raids, old content, maps, special runs, etc.): Link
Friday Dawntrail FATE Farm – With Dawntrail, new Shared FATES are available to complete for the major zones. Celestia currently is running a weekly fate, occurring every Friday around 8PM ET. Please signup via Discord and under our “all signups” channel when the next event is posted: Link
Holiday Home Parade – This event is for a tour of many FC members’ homes as they decorate and participate in the Holiday season! The tour will be held on December 21st at 2PM ET. Votes for best decorated home will be held from then until the Christmas party, and prizes will be awarded to those with highest votes for best decorated Houses and Apartments. Details on the submission, voting, and prizes is in our Announcements channel here: Link And please refer to the signup on Discord here!: Link
Celestia’s Christmas Party – Our annual Christmas party is scheduled for Saturday, December 28th at 9PM ET. Gifts will be given to our FC members, and a game of Human Darts will be available to play (and a chance for our best performing members to win prizes!). Please refer to the signup in Discord here!: Link
Beyond the Light Interview
What is your in-game character’s name?: Alaric Seraphis
What race are you currently in-game?: Hyur
What drew you into your current choice of race?: I wanted my WoL to resemble myself — my character is me if I were a FF character.
When did you first start playing FFXIV?: Jan 2019
What drew you to pick up and play FFXIV?:
Beyond FFXI, I was unaware of an MMORPG FF game until an unlikely friend of mine informed me. Being a huge fan of the series, I jumped into it immediately.
How far have you gotten into the MSQ (Main Story Questline) of FFXIV?: Stormblood. I’d say I’m about halfway through.
What was your first (job? class? role?) when you started?: Thaumaturge! And I remain a Black Mage.
What motivated you to pick that first (job? class? role?): Long time fan of the series, I’ve played every FF title. I guess you could say it’s my favorite job. Alongside Dark Knight.
To date, what favorite jobs/roles/classes do you have?: Black Mage and Dark Knight.
What kind of content do you enjoy?: MSQ, Savage Raids, Duty Content, Side Quests, Collectible Gathering
What would you say is your favorite content type from FFXIV? And why?: I’m trying to get through the MSQ to catch up. But I refuse to progress without doing all side quests. But I really do enjoy queuing up with my FC in a raid or dungeon.
What is one thing you like about FFXIV that distinguishes them from other MMOs?:
The community here is better than other MMOs. I actually feel like we’re an in-game family here.
If you could make at least 1 change to FFXIV based on personal preference, what would you pick and why?:
Honestly, I’m not sure…
What is your most memorable/favorite moment in FFXIV?:
I was in the FC for like a year before I started interacting with everyone. Queuing up to run roulettes and dungeons with the FC is by far my favorite experience outside of the story itself.
When did you join Celestia?: Jan 2022
What drew you to join Celestia?: Not being part of an FC, I had many FC invites. But the FC I joined prior seemed to be an FC full of kids. Which is fine, but…I’m a grown man. So I left that one and just happened to stumble upon Celestia. The history with FFXI and the charter got my attention.
What do you like about Celestia as a Free Company?: We have an awesome community here! People from all walks of life. Fans of the series from the very beginning and newcomers to the series. We’re from all over the US and we don’t let petty shit get between us. We’re all here for the experience and it’s great.
What is your favorite weekly event to participate in with Celestia?: I don’t have a favorite. I’ve participated in a few…but what’s awesome is that we have these events constantly going on. Maybe it’s not my thing today, but maybe it’s exactly what I’m trying to do tomorrow.
Thank you to our monthly newsletter participant for a wonderful interview! 🙂
Call 2 Interview (For Beyond the Light)!
We currently are in need of more FC members willing to participate in our Beyond the Light interview!
If you do wish to participate, and have any questions, or if you are not certain if you have already participated, please message me directly on Discord under Scarlette Valanorr.
The link to the interview form is here, as well as hosted under our Discord server > #announcements channel!
Important: There is a new interview form open to ALL members, whether a Google Account is used or not. Pictures are optional, and those selected to be interviewed for newsletter will be followed up with for possible pictures.
Form Link: Link
Announcement of New Members!
Please refer here for our newly joined members, and be sure to welcome them in game!
New Members
Ginger Marlowe
Elagorn Parsemontret
Solario Allere
Arayah Arelys
Auriella Arelys
Adule Flare
Galidrael Forsworn
Ensis Albens
Elamar Tanthul
Returning Members
Vergil Orlasrach
Heart Seeker
Franky Syre (formerly Disco Destructo)
Flounder Liresh (formerly Si’er Verralia)
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